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Drug Facts

  • When taken, meth and crystal meth create a false sense of well-being and energy, and so a person will tend to push his body faster and further than it is meant to go.
  • 3 million people over the age of 12 have used methamphetamineand 529,000 of those are regular users.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimated the worldwide production of amphetamine-type stimulants, which includes methamphetamine, at nearly 500 metric tons a year, with 24.7 million abusers.
  • Over 60% of deaths from drug overdoses are accredited to prescription drugs.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Studies in 2013 show that over 1.7 million Americans reported using tranquilizers like Ativan for non-medical reasons.
  • Methamphetamine is a synthetic (man-made) chemical, unlike cocaine, for instance, which comes from a plant.
  • Misuse of alcohol and illicit drugs affects society through costs incurred secondary to crime, reduced productivity at work, and health care expenses.
  • Powder cocaine is a hydrochloride salt derived from processed extracts of the leaves of the coca plant. 'Crack' is a type of processed cocaine that is formed into a rock-like crystal.
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Crystal meth comes in clear chunky crystals resembling ice and is most commonly smoked.
  • Alcohol blocks messages trying to get to the brain, altering a person's vision, perception, movements, emotions and hearing.
  • Over 90% of those with an addiction began drinking, smoking or using illicit drugs before the age of 18.
  • Each year, nearly 360,000 people received treatment specifically for stimulant addiction.
  • Approximately 1,800 people 12 and older tried cocaine for the first time in 2011.
  • A heroin overdose causes slow and shallow breathing, blue lips and fingernails, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and can be fatal.
  • Amphetamines are stimulant drugs, which means they speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body.
  • 'Crack' is Cocaine cooked into rock form by processing it with ammonia or baking soda.
  • Crack cocaine was introduced into society in 1985.

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